Just a peek in from home before work. I did a half hearted two mile WATP before work yesterday, but I "Jo-wuffled" (my blend of jogging/walking/shuffling) on the outdoor track AFTER work. Two hours! But I did five miles. I thought I'd die. I'll address you all from work. I've got laundry started (Mt. Laundry!) Hang in there everyone!

i am startin to notice that when i am gettin the water in i lose more... and ive been slackin with the water intake........

I got myself all wound up about some stuff at work today but am settling down now. I went to power yoga again tonight. This was my third class and I had to drive across town to go to this class. I've had 3 different instructors but I think I like that--everyone does it a little different. I'm going to try to make it a habit to go to two classes a week and at least 2 other workouts a week. I get one free session with a personal trainer and she called today so I scheduled that for next week.

I waited too long to address you all individually. I spent too much time researching the South Beach Diet. I bought the book, but actually found more information on our very own 3FC! But for me, it's not looking like something I could do. It's too complicated and hard and I don't cook (at ALL), so most of the recipes are far too fancy for me. Well, I agreed not to decide until I'd finished reading the book (to give it the full benefit of the doubt). But now if I addressed you all, the topics would be outdated, so let me just do a Java Turtle wave and wish you all well. Enjoy your evenings.

ok here we have before & after lol not very good pics but if nothin else u can see how tan i am!

p.s. turtle: heres the simplified south beach: no bread, no noodles, no rice, no potatoes, no starchy vegatables...no sugar lol i hardly ever cook... i have sandwiches on wraps or wheat pitas..

Just checking in...I was a bad girl today! I learned an important lesson today.
I left the house withou eating anything this morning because I had to go for a blood test. By the time I got out of the lab, I was not feeling very well and ate all of the wrong stuff because I needed to eat something quick. I now know that I have to have that wicked breakfast routine so I won't be so hungry. And to make matters worse, I didn't walk today. So that was a double bad!

So my doctor will get my lab work and call me up to tell me Yeah! you're insulin resistant and you still can't have any metformin. I know there are others out there on metformin---what I have been trying to figure out is if you have to be a full blown diabetic to be prescribed the meds or can you just be insulin resistant. Anyone out there with a comment??????

Have any of you reached a point where you have so many outside things pulling at you and demanding your time that you just want to crawl into a room and slam the door and say leave me alone. I have problems of my own and leave me alone to focus on what's important to me right now. Yeah my father in law called today demanding that I come see him and bring him his new t.v. So we are getting our bathroom remodeled right now and today I had workers doing drywall and tile--so I was just supposed to drop everything and run down there. NOT! When he started yelling at me, I just got right back at him--I have never done that. I guess he got my message because he hung up on me. I am so tired of being the nice person and people trying to walk all over me. As long as I'm starting a whole body make-over I might as well change my attitude a little too!

Alrighty, I vented I feel better now. Thursday is a new day----I think I can I think I can.........

Hello All:

~Turtle~ Way to go on your Jo-Wuffling!!!

~Petra~ Im proud of you for your Power Yoga, and for schedling with a trainer. That is AWESOME.

~Curly~Your pictures are beatiful, both of them. The after pix, look at those sparkling eyes. You can see how proud of you are how far you have come shining in those and those cheek bones..You look wonderful, and you are THE ultimate motivator today.

~Boggie~It is important to take time for you. Yes, I have actually gone into a room, slammed the door, ate an entire 1-pound bag of M&Ms, felt sorry for myself for being a fat pig, realized what I did, and bawled my eyes out. There are days that I am so busy and I just want to yell 'get off my back...only 1 person can ride my behind in a day unless I install handrails and seatbelts' but....I am learning to take 3 deep breaths, focus on me and and I need and want to do. Hang in there. One thing at a time.

~EVERYONE~ I am trying to catch up and stay in the groove.

Drum Roll Please, Please, Please...I made it to my 270. Dropped the 4 pounds. I think it was TOM water weight. Hallelujah, hallelujah. Chugging that water and doing at least 30 minutes of exercise every single day!!

Yeeee--HAAAWWWW!!!!

Have a wonderful day all,
Hugs & Love,
L2L

Boggie-you don't have to have full blown diabetes to be on metformin. I'm sure curly will give a nice answer to that question but it is up to the discretion of your doctor. It is not a magic bullet however.

Turtle-the recipes in the book are suggestions. You don't have to make them. There are now prepared meals that are South Beach friendly in the supermarket. I'm not on south beach as you know but I eat a lot of hardboiled eggs (something you can do in quantity in advance), bacon in the microwave, smoothies with yogurt, etc. You can make it as simple or complicated as you want. For some people, SB is simply not structured enough so maybe that is the problem you are having.

I dread Thursdays more than any other day of the week. I have 9 straight hours of patients. TTYL

Good Morning!
I have been MIA a few days. We are having Frontier Days and life is just too busy. Yesterday, because of daycare closing early 10:00am, I had to take M to work with me..that was fun..NOT!

I am still OP but am wanting snacks more..what is up with that. LOL I have only managed to exercise once this week so far...but I am letting my body reajust some. I am a little worried about the scale but I will be ok.

Curly: I am a devoted water drinker and I think that is what keeps me going.

Petra: hope you have a great day! 9 hours is a long time..

Boogie: Welcome! this board is the best!

Turtle: you are trying SB..good luck with that.

L2L: Great job on the 4lbs and always nice to see you post. Get your butt in gear and post more. LOL

TEB: Have fun with your company!


Everyone else...have a great day. I will try to check in later. M is going to the parade today at daycamp...atleast she is not coming to work with me again...I don't think I could take it. LOL
Lisa
Wyoming

Hi All!! I hope everyone is well today.

Lisa - I was craving snacks more as well that's why I started South Beach. I need to get the cravings out of my system.

Petra - Sorry about the long day today. Oh well it will be over until next week now. You are doing so well on your exercise. Keep it up!

Lookin - Great news on the 4 pounds . AND Awesome job on the exercise.

Boggie - I think everyone of use has gotten to that point. My time for myself is when I work out everyday. My dh try's to give me attitude sometimes and asks if I am getting sick of exercising yet? He want's me to lose the weight and be healthy and he is supportive don't get me wrong but sometimes I think he is jealous of the time I spend on myself. I do it anyway. Everyday!!

Curly - You are so beautiful! Nice tan to. Thank You for posting the pictures.

Hotcup - I am on South Beach and I don't cook either. It is alot less complicated then it looks. If you have any questions you can ask me. My daughter is doing it with me to. She thinks she is huge which she is not. Click on my avatar to see her picture.

TTYL

Momx3: Thanks I may lean on you for a few questions. And you're right, you're daughter is no where near large. But she IS beautiful!

Today may be a bad day for Da Turtle. I'm not feeling well and actually flirted with the idea of calling in sick. But I sucked it up, showered and got myself here. But I didn't do any exercise yet. I may yet, still. We'll see.

Hope all are well here. Have a great day/night.

HI There PIC's


thank u for the compliments... How is everyone doing today? Hope u are feeling better miss turtle...

Petra: did u see the receipe for the lil omlets i posted b4 u make in the muffins pans? they freeze very well and u can just pop em inthe microwave for @ 1 min from frozen and go or they also keep well in the fridge..


thank goodness it has cooled down a bit today... and i am sooooo looking forward to the weekend!


re: the metformin when i started it in march.. it really helped with the carb cravings... and i'm not sure if its the metformin or that u just lose ur taste for carbs after u dont eat them for a while..(now) i dont see it making the lbs fall off... i do feel better becuz my body isnt overworking its self to keep the blood sugar down.. so my energy level is much better... tho that could also be becuz i am exercising everyday... so after all that i'm still not sure about the benefits of metformin.........

lol that was a big help eh?

I've been really upset about some stuff at work for the past few days. We've known for awhile now (and I may have even mentioned this before) that some of the medications we prescribe mostly for schizophrenia increase the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance, syndrome X, whatever name you want to call it). In July, our department instituted a mandatory screening policy for all patients on these drugs but they didn't provide any guidelines about what to do once you identify patients who have the syndrome. Remember, most of these patients have serious chronic mental illnesses and are not likely to follow up on your recommendations and if you take them off their medication which is causing the problem but also treating their mental illness, bad things will happen like they will start hearing voices or think the FBI is sending messages through their TV set. We have started to get some labs back that are not looking good. So far, I have either had patients who already knew about it or had a family doctor I could send them to for treatment but it is only a matter of time until I have one who either has no family doctor or hasn't seen one in years and won't go to one. I have added concerns because unlike my collegues I'm also an internist and I may have some actual legal liability here that they don't have. I know how to treat diabetes and there is a reasonable expectation that I should be able to do that competently, no one else in the department has that issue. Honestly, I don't think I should be treating diabetes out of the county mental health clinic but I think at some point I am going to have to do it which is a little disturbing. I shouldn't be checking people's feet when I should be asking whether or not they are hearing voices. Somethings gone a little screwy here. Some of the other disorders associated with the metabolic syndrome aren't such a big problem. I already treat some cholesterol and high blood pressure there because it is no big deal and the patients don't see primary care docs but diabetes is another story.

muffin pan omlettes sounds great. It's nice to have something quick in the morning that you can pop in the microwave and be done with it. The less time I spend in the kitchen the better off I am.

Hey! 4 pounds is a great step foward. Keep it up! If you can do that 4 think how easy the next 4 will be.

My daughter & I like to watch that celeb fit show where the two teams are trying to lose weight. I have to say I liked the biggest loser better. Shows like that motivate me. I figure if they can do it, so can I. My daughter is starting to bug me about getting a membership to a gym. I told her to start we'll just do some walking & sit ups. There is no way I am going to waddle into a gym to see some tiny girl in a thong working out. Not yet!

I know the metformin thing isn't a magic bullet. I don't expect it to be. But what I need is to not be tired all of the time. I need to feel like I have some energy. I can fall asleep at the drop of a hat. I have been doing the low carb stuff for a few days and I'm not feeling any difference in energy levels. I know it usually takes a couple of weeks, I just hope things start kicking in.

I know it is hard to say I can only treat these types of problems. I also know it's hard to put blinders on and ignore people's problems. I don't think there is anything wrong with helping someone with their diabetic problems in addition to their mental problems. Can diabetes cause problems with some mental conditions? Isn't it easier to treat someone with mental issues when other medical issues have been addressed. If it's a county facility, couldn't you try for a grant to help with the added costs of the syndrome x & diabetic stuff. I think it would be hard to deal with someone who you refer to another facility and they don't go. Then, would they think you don't care about their problems and not come back. Then, that would mean one more nut on the street without meds. How scary is that? Gee! No job stress in your job huh doc? So what do you do? I think whatever you do, you have to try to keep people on their meds.

On a lighter side, I took my girls to the water park today. They have this thing called the lazy river. It has a current and flows in a circle. Well, I walked around in that most of the day. Then, in the wave pool, I worked my legs some more. When I got to the car, my legs were so tired and sore. But it's a good feeling. I know I worked something.

Happy Friday!!!! Hope it's a good day for everyone. I just want everyone to know that even if I don't comment on your post, I do read them. I am still learning who is who.

Boggie-is it possible that you have sleep apnea? That is a common reason why people with insulin resistance are tired all the time. Do you snore? If so, you might want to talk to your doctor about a sleep study.

I agree that there would be nothing wrong with treating both if the clinic was set up that way but it isn't. Diabetes is a complicated medical problem and these patients already have serious mental health problems. I get 15 minutes with them. When am I going to treat their mental illness? That is why they came to the clinic after all. I suppose we will have to see what ends up happening and if there are a lot of patients I have to treat for diabetes the grant idea may be something worth considering. Some of the patients who come there have no medical insurance at all and we just give them samples.

In terms of who you get what type of medical care from, think about that for a minute. Would you want your orthopaedic surgeon giving you a pelvic exam? Would you want your OB/gyn giving you chemotherapy? Of course not! I'm working in the mental health clinic to provide psychiatric care, I"m not there to be a primary care doc even if technically I'm trained and certified to be both. I would also argue that a lot of people should not be getting psychiatric care from their primary care docs either.